Govt determined to see 3 pvt players in telecom sector: Vodafone Idea CEO

A day after posting the worst quarterly loss in India’s corporate history, telecom operator Vodafone Idea’s chief executive officer Ravinder Takkar said the Supreme Court judgment on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) would have significant implications on the telecom industry and that the company was in the process of filing a review petition.

While briefing the media through a conference call on Friday, Ravinder Takkar asserted that the government was aware of the tremendous stress faced by operators and was determined to see three private players and one public player in the telecom sector.

“We engaged with the government very positively even before the AGR case and the response was constructive,” said Ravinder Takkar, adding that recommendations to the government had been made via the Cellular Operations Association of India (COAI) for the sector.